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Quick Facts

DirectorKenji Mizoguchi

Runtime1h 32m

GenresDrama · History · Romance

Release1955-05-03

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Film

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Name: Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Released: 1955-05-03

1955· 1h 32m· Drama· History· Romance

In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their court influence. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen, whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets.

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Cast & Characters

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Key Crew

DirectorKenji Mizoguchi

WriterMatsutarō Kawaguchi

ScreenplayDoe Ching

ProducerMasaichi Nagata

Director of PhotographyKōhei Sugiyama

Original Music ComposerFumio Hayasaka

EditorKanji Suganuma

Full cast & crew (28 cast · 16 crew)

Details

Released1955-05-03

Runtime1h 32m

StatusReleased

StudiosShaw and Sons · Daiei Film

LanguagesJapanese

CountriesHong Kong · Japan

Rating6.7/10 · 67 votes

Original languageja

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